Rohin is fifteen and, despite his father's wishes, wants nothing to do with science in school. But what does he want to do instead?On vacation at his grandparents' rambling haveli in Lucknow, he stumbles upon the secret diary of fifteen-year-old Hassan Ali, or Hasnu, reluctant cook's apprentice, the despair of his father and black sheep in a long line of illustrious chefs to the nawabs of Lucknow. As Rohin reads the story of Hasnu's doomed cul...
DescriptionDid you know...The Chinese were the first civilization to introduce the concept of exams?The Indus Valley Civilization was perhaps the cleanest and most organized of allcivilizations?There used to be an Inca king who would dust himself with gold?Dive into these and many more nuggets of information about the world'searliest civilizations. Here you will read about the Egyptian rulers who builtlavish tombs for their afterlife, about Gr...
Police batons, prison sentences or the hangman's noose-nothing could stop them. They stood up against the biggest colonial empire in the world and all they had was their courage and passion for freedom. Relive the exciting story of our struggle for freedom through the lives of our greatest freedom fighters as they carried the defiantly fluttering tricolor towards a dream called India.
How would you feel if you had no friends? Not one.' Fourteen-year-old Akash wins a scholarship to one of the most expensive schools in Delhi, and is thrilled when he is immediately accepted into the 'cool' gang of the class. But soon he discovers that his new friends aren't exactly what they seem to be.
Let's take a walk through historyAnd as you travel back in time . . . Dine with Mughal princess Jahanara Begum Have a jugalbandi with Miyan Tansen Compete with the nawabs of Chandni Chowk in a kite-flying duel Be a part of Raja Ram Mohan Roy's fight for the education of the girl child Revolt with Indian sepoys in the Mutiny of 1857. . . and witness many more exciting events!Peppered with stunning illustrations and unusual trivia, this is a fas...